Infant/Toddler Activities

Montessori Christmas: Cookie Cutters & Sensory Sorting {day 8}

December 3, 2011

Sickness is almost out of our house. Yay! The boys are doing much better, but little Otto is still coughing and congested. Cookie Cutter Play Dough This is an activity for a toddler or older toddler, depending on their ability and comfort level. But plain and simple, it’s play dough with a rolling pin and [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Unwrapping & Wrapping a Present {day 5}

December 2, 2011

Unwrapping a Present When you think about it, for an infant or toddler Christmas morning can be a pretty overwhelming experience. There’s so much activity going on and most they don’t understand. So why not an unwrapping work? They might just think this is more fun than the actual present! Wrapping a Present This is a work [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Trying on Hats & Beading Candy Canes {day 4}

December 1, 2011

Trying on Hats My aunt bought the boys a few silly hats last Christmas, so when I pulled them out of the box I figured, why not put them on the shelf? It reminded me of a work in one of my infant/toddler albums. Little did I know this would be a favorite of Otto’s! [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Christmas Treasure Basket & Weaving Ribbons {day 3}

November 30, 2011

Christmas Treasure Basket Once we opened our box of Christmas decorations I pulled out a few things that would be safe for Otto to play with and explore without breaking. It wasn’t as much as I was hoping, but I like to work with what I have on hand instead of buying new items for [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Crushing Paper & Decorating a Tree {day 2}

November 29, 2011

One day down…eleven to go! Onto today’s activities… Crushing Paper This is a fun activity for the older infant/younger toddler. I cut leftover Christmas tissue paper and wrapping paper into squares, and let them crush it. When I did this with Joey, I left the paper in an open basket, but since Otto is still [...]

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Montessori Christmas: In & Out and Transferring {day 1}

November 27, 2011

It’s here! The 12 Days of Montessori Christmas to get you inspired to do “school” this holiday season while having fun celebrating. I’m excited to share with you Montessori-inspired Christmas activities for infants/toddlers and preschoolers. Over the next 12 days, I’ll post an activity for each group every day. I’ll be revisiting some from the archives, [...]

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12 Days of Montessori Christmas {Coming Soon!}

November 20, 2011

I’m exited to announce that starting Monday, November 28th I’ll be hosting… It’ll be two weeks packed with Christmas themed activities for infant/toddlers and preschoolers, giveaways, and a weekly Christmas project link-up! It’ll be a blast and I hope you join me. What you can expect: Each day I’ll post a Montessori-themed activity geared toward infant/toddlers [...]

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How to Make a Grasping Ring/Bell

August 10, 2011

Before Otto was born I knew I wanted to have more activities geared toward the younger months of infancy than I did with Joey. I had grand plans of making this before he was born, but didn’t. But I did finish before he passed the stage. The good part about making your own grasping ring [...]

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The Dog Days of Summer

July 25, 2011

We’ve definitely arrived to the dog days of summer. It’s hot and, pretty much, miserable outside. When we went on a short family hike last Tuesday and you could see the humidity hanging in the air. Our temperatures lately have been averaging in the high 90′s pushing the heat index into the 110′s. We’re a [...]

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Discovery Box

July 13, 2011

As I was switching up the work this week, I realized that the work I put on the bottom shelf is going to have to be Otto-friendly. One thing I set out for him this week was a mini-treasure basket, but in a box…so I decided to call it a Discovery Box. I put 6 [...]

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Review: Pinkhouse Handworks – Montessori Baby Toys

June 30, 2011

Let me just tell you that this set of toys has been on my Montessori wish list for a long time. I first found Pinkhouse Handworks after my first son was born, but after he passed the stage for most of these toys. Every now and then, I’d check back to make sure the Montessori [...]

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